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“Liverpool haven’t been able to get up to play against anybody in the bottom half of the table pretty much all season,” Nicol told ESPN FC.

“What we’re seeing is a Liverpool side that is either feast or famine. They’re either fantastic or they’re just plain rotten and today they were just plain rotten.

Liverpool players look dejected after Leicester City go 3-0 ahead at the King Power Stadium (Image: Julian Finney)

“Where was that energy that at the start of the season Liverpool had? Closing people down, running at defenders, good movement. You name it, Liverpool had it.

“Do Liverpool actually realise they’ve got a chance of finishing in the top four? This performance today reminded me of a side who were stuck bang in the middle of the table who couldn’t go down and who couldn’t go up any higher or get into Europe or anything.